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Civilian labor force in Tupelo, MS

Civilian labor force in Tupelo, MS was 17,757 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons17,757
Change on 2024+0.5%
Rank7th of 19Cities in Mississippi ranked
Series high20,1351999
Series low15,6952014

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Civilian labor force in Tupelo, MS, 1990 to 2025

15K16K17K18K19K20K21K19901996200220082014202020251990: 16,647 persons1991: 16,693 persons1992: 17,236 persons1993: 17,847 persons1994: 18,328 persons1995: 19,203 persons1996: 19,249 persons1997: 19,166 persons1998: 19,542 persons1999: 20,135 persons2000: 17,928 persons2001: 17,523 persons2002: 17,415 persons2003: 17,236 persons2004: 17,456 persons2005: 17,490 persons2006: 16,980 persons2007: 16,932 persons2008: 16,933 persons2009: 16,523 persons2010: 15,890 persons2011: 16,676 persons2012: 16,820 persons2013: 16,095 persons2014: 15,695 persons2015: 16,039 persons2016: 17,622 persons2017: 17,822 persons2018: 17,680 persons2019: 18,123 persons2020: 18,138 persons2021: 18,273 persons2022: 17,975 persons2023: 17,529 persons2024: 17,665 persons2025: 17,757 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202517,757
202417,665
202317,529
202217,975
202118,273
202018,138
201918,123
201817,680
201717,822
201617,622
201516,039
201415,695
201316,095
201216,820
201116,676
201015,890
200916,523
200816,933
200716,932
200616,980
200517,490
200417,456
200317,236
200217,415
200117,523
200017,928
199920,135
199819,542
199719,166
199619,249
199519,203
199418,328
199317,847
199217,236
199116,693
199016,647

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Tupelo, MS, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Tupelo, MS, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/tupelo-ms. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Tupelo, MS, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/tupelo-ms.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Tupelo, MS, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/tupelo-ms (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the civilian labor force in Tupelo, MS?

Civilian labor force in Tupelo, MS was 17,757 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 19 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Tupelo, MS?

20,135 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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